AUBURN HILLS, Michigan (Ticker) -- Married life does not seem to
have affected Jerry Stackhouse's ability to score.

The NBA's second-leading scorer said his wedding vows on
Christmas Eve and poured in 33 points tonight, lifting the
Detroit Pistons to a 101-96 victory over the Boston Celtics.

Stackhouse made just 5-of-15 shots but all five baskets came
from 3-point range. He also made a stunning 18-of-20 free
throws to lead Detroit in scoring for the 23rd time in 28 games
this season and 10th in a row.

"Nothing surprises me with Jerry anymore," Detroit coach George
Irvine said. "He's so good at getting to the line. He probably
even gets fouled more than they call. But they probably get
tired of blowing the whistle. I'd like him to drive even more.
I don't mind him shooting 3s if he's got open looks like
tonight."

The explosive 6-6 guard settled matters in the waning moments
when he buried a 3-pointer and added four free throws to cap the
scoring.

Stackhouse helped Detroit overcome a season-high 29 turnovers --
nine of which he committed -- and got support from Joe Smith,
who had 20 points and nine rebounds, and John Wallace, who
scored eight of his 10 in the final 12 minutes.

"This is the new me. No more twos," Stackhouse joked. "Everyone
says I'm not a 3-point shooter, but I showed them. Late in the
game we got some key stops defensively. John and Joe really
gave us a lift. This is a good team win. But we've gotta
protect the ball better."

"That was a thing of beauty," Irvine said sarcastically. "It's
very difficult to win a game when you turn it over 20 times in
(the second half). I'm really pleased with the way (Wallace)
played."

Detroit has won consecutive games for the first time since a
three-game winning streak from November 29-December 3.

Antoine Walker scored 26 points for the Celtics, who fell to 1-2
on their four-game road trip and 2-9 overall away from home.

Paul Pierce scored 19 points and Tony Battie added 18 and 11
rebounds for Boston, which shot 39 percent (33-of-85) and made
26-of-31 from the line.

"We play as hard as any team I've coached but we don't play a
very smart game," Boston coach Rick Pitino said. "Now if we can
add a basketball I.Q. to the equation and continue to play hard,
good things are going to happen."

"Like coach said, we played hard but not smart. You have to
execute, that's life in the NBA," Boston point guard Kenny
Anderson said.

"I still can't believe we turned the ball over 20 times in a
half, that's ridiculous," Curry said after being informed that
the Pistons had fallen one giveaway shy of the franchise record
for a half. "But it also shows what you can do with great
defense. That's the only reason we won this game."

Stackhouse was just 1-of-7 for six points in the first quarter
when the Pistons fell behind 30-25. But with Detroit trailing
by seven midway through the second period, he came in for Mikki
Moore and sparked Detroit, making seven free throws and a
3-pointer to help forge a 49-49 tie at intermission.

In the third period, the Pistons outscored Boston, 23-19, and
Stackhouse contributed six points during the quarter.

A close game throughout, the contest featured eight lead changes
and five ties before swinging permanently in Detroit's favor
with just 2 1/2 minutes left.

After Battie dunked to shave the deficit to 92-91, Chucky Atkins
hit a 16-footer and Stackhouse connected from 26 feet to make it
97-91 with 77 seconds remaining.

Battie hit an 18-footer but Stackhouse hit four straight free
throws to seal the victory.